Post Offices To Open Longer For Holidays

Postal authorities in Volusia County are getting into the swing of the holiday season by expanding service hours.

Three stations in northeast Volusia will open Saturdays to provide additional services. Set to open from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20 are the downtown Daytona Beach post office, 220 N. Beach St.; the Holly Hill branch, 3231 Seventh St.; and the Port Orange station, 725 Dunlawton Ave.

In addition, the self-service postal unit on Beach Street in Daytona Beach is open 24 hours to provide stamps, charts and scales to weigh parcels. Three postal contract stations are open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Dyal's Pharmacy, 864 Orange Ave.; Holiday Pharmacy, 3514 S. Atlantic Ave.; and Wooley's News, 2663 N. Atlantic Ave., all in Daytona Beach.

In New Smyrna Beach, Postmaster David Hilldale said the main post office, 237 Canal St., will remain open until 7 p.m. on two Friday evenings -- Dec. 12 and 19. The window also will be open from 9 a.m. unil noon on two Saturdays: Dec. 13 and 20. Regular business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Edgewater post office, 400 S. Ridgewood Ave., is one of the few in Volusia County that is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday. There are no plans for adding other hours for the holiday rush.

Sunday service will be offered from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. this Sunday and Dec. 14 and 21 at the Deltona post office, 944 Deltona Blvd., and DeLand post office, 240 W. New York Ave.